Ched Evans Twitter rape case: Five more are charged with naming victim

A further five people have been charged with revealing the name of the victim involved in footballer
Ched Evans’ rape case, in an on-going investigation over online comments described as ‘profoundly disturbing’ by North Wales police.

According to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), Paul Devine, 26, Daniel Cardwell, 25, and Shaun Littler, 22, all from Sheffield, Gemma Thomas, 18, from Rhyl, and Hollie Price, 25, are the latest to be charged over the matter – bringing the total number of people charged to nine.

Ched Evans was jailed for five years over the rape (picture: PA)

‘All five have been charged by North Wales police and bailed to appear before Prestatyn magistrates’ court on November 5,’ the CPS confirmed.

Following the trial of Sheffield United and Wales striker Evans, who was jailed for five years after being found guilty of raping a 19-year-old woman in a hotel room in Rhyl, the victim is alleged to have been identified and subsequently ‘trolled’ and abused on social networking sites, which police said added to her ‘continued trauma’.

The police initially made more than a dozen arrests over publishing material online that was likely to lead to the victim’s identification (breaching her right to lifelong anonymity), and have confirmed that there are more people currently under investigation over the matter.